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"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.” Steve Jobs' desire to make the world a better place through technology, design and innovation has been a catalyst for many of the changes the communications industry is currently battling with—and, in many cases, now using to its benefit. So we've scoured the internet for an insight into the great man's life.

Amid the iCry, iSad and other trite tributes to the Apple legend, a stunningly simple pictorial homage emerged from a 19-year-old in Hong Kong. Designer Jonathan Mak Long's minimalist design features a white Apple logo with Jobs' profile in black forming a bite out of the fruit.

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DB Breweries has taken out the Supreme Award at this year’s TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards for their ‘Reviving a Legend - Tui's Stepchange Into RTDs’ marketing initiative. Meanwhile, Jo Mitchell from McDonald’s New Zealand was celebrating her Marketer of the Year win and Philip Poole was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame.

The results of the third GfK Radio Survey for 2019 are out and The Edge is holding strong in top position for commercial stations, with a weekly cumulative reach of 590,800 listeners. These listeners contribute to the 3.3 million New Zealanders who listen to commercial radio in their everyday lives.

August was an amazing month for advertising and choosing a winner of the Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award was a difficult task. This month, the honour goes to PAK’nSAVE with their latest advertisement ‘Saveyest Country’.

Social scoreboard

Zavy and StopPress have worked together to create a scoreboard that compares how the top 25 traditional media advertising spenders in New Zealand have performed on social media over the past 30 days, updated in real time.

Creativity first: Lumo’s challenge to the industry

Wanting to inspire and celebrate dynamic and interactive creativity in the digital outdoor space, Lumo has created The Pixel Awards. StopPress sat down with co-founder and chief executive Phil Clemas to talk digital opportunities, breaking down barriers and growth.

Two international companies, Sweetshop and Green Productions have joined forces to launch Sweetshop & Green into Australia and New Zealand. The new company has a focus to bring small and large scale tv and film productions to the country.

The Marketing Association is readying itself this week for a change of hands in the role of CEO. John Miles will step into the position at the end of September, as its current CEO Tony Mitchell prepares for his own departure.

The MPA judges described this year's 'Rising Star', Erin Berryman, as a commercially-focused editor who has demonstrated strategic nous during her site, Beautyheaven, launch and ongoing development. Here, Berryman shares her thoughts on the award and the industry she is rising through.

Last month brought news that KPEX, the Kiwi Premium Ad Exchange consortium created in 2015 by Stuff, NZME, MediaWorks and TVNZ, is to close. The move is the result of changing market demands and shareholder priorities. Following the news, local programmatic players, Kargo and Acquire, have shared their thoughts.

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Kia Ora Davey. I appreciate your lengthy discussion but the time has come to object to the fact you are putting words in my mouth, if you pardon the pun. You have gone to the trouble of linking me details ...

Hi John, so what you're saying is, in order to know what people's favourite ad's are, they asked the open-ended question "what is your favourite ad on TV at the moment?" and this is bad because someone else asked this ...

G’day David. Yes, I had a read prior and you would find the open ended methodology and sample size are exactly the same. Only different is this sample excludes 60+ years and use an outsourced panel. Personally I feel over ...

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A Havard student, a Palestinian from Lebanon, says he was barred from entering the United States due to his friends’ social media posts. Ismail Ajjawi, 17, says a custom agent took issue with posts written by others.

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YouTube is experimenting with an algorithm change to reduce the spread of what it calls “borderline content” in the UK, after a similar trial in the US resulted in a substantial drop in views. According to chief executive, Susan Wojcicki, the move is intended to give quality content “more of a chance to shine” and has the effect of reducing views from recommendations by 50 percent.

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A social media strategist has written an open letter to the Australian advertising and media industries. Amber Robinson says talking about mental health is no longer enough, it’s time to take responsibility.

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The latest campaign from Doritos tries to see how far the snack’s brand awareness can go without overt branding. Banking on the iconic status of both its product and packaging, the chip brand has removed its name and logo entirely reports Adweek.

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Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, an acknowledgement of previous misuse reports Fortune. The changes include a tightened verification process that will require anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or big social issues like guns and immigration to confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S.

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Why we like it: An intriguing campaign that forced viewers to give a shit from sheer confusion. Fe-Cal Kids ran as an online stunt by Dettol cleaning company and FCB. Getting the help of local influencers to push out its brand over social, people were quick to point out the closeness of Fe-Cal and fecal. The confusion as to why a kids clothing company was named after bodily extractions was quickly uncovered, with Dettol later confirming on the Fe-Cal page that it was all a hoax. The hoax was to show that 78 percent of clothes tested straight from the washing machine contained traces of live fecal bacteria. Nasty.

Who's it for: Pepsi Max for The All Blacks

Why we like it: There is nothing we like more than seeing a group of grandmothers roasting our national team for wearing their shirts to tight. Pepsi Max, the official soft drink of the All Blacks, used the three women to promote 'No Sugar Coaching' a nice way of saying 'insulting', which we are completely game for. The three players struggle to answer the 'tough' questions by the women, with the unscripted answers from the boys adding some humour to the tense situation.

Who's it for: Merdian for Garage Project

Why we like it: The collaboration between Garage Project brewery and Meridian – who only generate electricity from 100 percent renewable resources – is the first time that the certified renewable energy mark has been made available in New Zealand. The fun two-minute-long clip battles against the winds of Wellington to show the story behind the new beer. The picturesque landscape paired with Garage Project's casual style makes for an unexpected yet successful collaboration.

Who's it for: Māori Language Commission by Augusto

Why we like it: Even though Cocka Tumeke is a sweet little bird with dead eyes, he is hawking a good lesson in this campaign; that if a native Australian feather duster of a bird can pick up some te reo Māori, then so can our Kiwis. Cocka Tumeke in the campaign dances around not overly paying attention to what's happening around him, proving that the challenge should be fairly simple. The nonchalant bird is supported by a cheeky narration, with an attempt of banter that the bird is just not into. Overall, a fun look at a very important issue.